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Steve, great post, as usual. But one photo piqued my interest. It was the one with the flat keel. I carved a small Brant stool a couple of years ago but I think they might b a little too tall or too narrow. I was thinking that perhaps a weighted flat keel might be helpful. Can you explain...

I was at the show with my grandson, as usual. Steve, I think that you and Craig hit a home run with this one! Nice entries all around. Loved the burnt cork black ducks, classic Long Island blocks! Sorry I missed you. Always look forward to seeing you and your latest project. Frank

Joe, I realize I'm a little late to the party, but here goes, anyway. Steel ammunition for waterfowl has come a long way in the last 35 years. Initially, it was pretty bad. Most velocities weren't as advertised and you could smack a bird with the center of the pattern and all it would do is...

Bill, Yeah, it's pretty tough. We do have a good bit of acreage that is state owned. Mostly the old RCA properties. The release some 3300 pheasants over the course of the season. Getting on the property can get to be a bit of an issue, sometimes, but we seem to do alright. Sadly, the wild...

The nice thing about being retired is that I can hunt every day if I want and I can decide on what I'm after when I get up in the morning. Well, it really isn't that simple, but it isn't complicated, either. Here on LI, our pheasant season starts Nov 1 and ends Dec 31. Our waterfowl season...

Tod, I have no written source other than the information we were given at the Long Island Zone Season Setting meeting and a couple or three emails to people that I know that were there and actually saw the foxes. The NYSDEC website listed the pending seasons with the caveat that due to several...

David, The problem is predation in the artic. Right now there is an over abundance of predators there. The way it's been explained to me is that the Brant nest in a couple of smallish colonies with two other species of geese. These other two species are much more,aggressive than Brant and...

Steve, I don't have any information about the fox harvest, so I really can't comment. As I said, it was my opinion that the decline in the fur market at least helped the predator explosion. I will say that you raise a very good point about the tundra ecology changing. Frank

Brad, yes, I agree. "Political" was a poor choice of words on my part. Kevin, believe it or not, over the last 15 years we've only lost the Thanksgiving morning hunt once. And that year it opened on the Friday. Frank

First off, thanks to everyone that answered the poll. I think your input was a great influence on the committee. The results of the poll showed that almost 50% of the respondents favored the Nov 21 - Nov 29 and Dec 12 - Jan 31 dates. 29% favored the Nov 26-21 and Dec 7 -Jan 31 dates and 15%...

It's a Sicilian message. "Keep your mouth shut or your arms and legs will be broken!" Frank, (LOL)

It's about that time again. Kelly is already putting the Task Force together, so it won't be long before we meet and make our recommendations. Next year is the complete opposite of this past year. The last possible day within the Federal Framework will be Jan 31. Many will hail this as a...

I've been carving working birds for a few years and have been using tools that I've had laying around. Most of the carving is done with a band saw, spoke shave and rasp. What I'd like to do is to get a drawknife, but I know little to nothing about them. For general decoy carving, what size...

I assure you that your concerns were brought up. The suggestion to open and close on the same date as ducks was not accepted because by opening and closing goose later, hunters are given the opportunity for more days on the water. Frank

I attended the Long Island Waterfowl Season Setting Task Force meeting yesterday, and I must say it was quite an education. Unfortunately, all the research and data mining here and on other(4 other) venues went pretty much unheeded. Still, I was able to make some points, and pretty much set...

Rich, There's a pretty good article http://ligunandgame.com/goosebanding.html HERE[/url] that explains about how they determine the zones and limits and resident and migrant birds. Frank

Hi Rich, The Season Setting Task Force is not charged with deciding bag limits. In fact, the letter I received specifically excludes any discussion of bag limits from the meeting. That said, I'll try and answer your question as best I can. Yes, the early season is intended to thin the...

Alright, I think I've got a pretty good idea about what everyone's preferences are, but I thought I'd post up one more time before the meeting on Saturday. So far, it looks like just about everyone favors a split season, with as many days as possible in the first split and as many weekend days...